Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 20.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,157 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 882 shares during the period. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $1,004,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,892,009 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,341,254,000 after purchasing an additional 129,560 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 14.3% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 563,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,651,000 after purchasing an additional 70,644 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 393,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,482,000 after purchasing an additional 34,110 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 234,779 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,690,000 after purchasing an additional 13,805 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,203,000. 1.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Toyota Motor Trading Up 9.2 %

Shares of NYSE TM opened at $173.97 on Thursday. Toyota Motor Co. has a twelve month low of $155.00 and a twelve month high of $247.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $182.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $180.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $234.41 billion, a PE ratio of 7.18, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.64.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.36 by $5.62. Toyota Motor had a return on equity of 14.00% and a net margin of 10.86%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on TM. StockNews.com raised Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Macquarie raised Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, CLSA lowered Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th.

About Toyota Motor

Toyota Motor Corporation designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells passenger vehicles, minivans and commercial vehicles, and related parts and accessories in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, Central and South America, Oceania, Africa, and the Middle East. It operates in Automotive, Financial Services, and All Other segments.